The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a competition lawsuit against Live Nation.
The civil case will challenge the Ticketmaster parent company over its impact on competitors and ...
In an exclusive interview with Music Week, Sony/ATV CEO Martin Bandier has announced the world’s biggest music publisher is actively looking to acquire song catalogues and publishing companies.
The firm ...
Last week's judgement by US rate court Judge Louis L. Stanton to overturn the US Department of Justice decision to impose 100% licensing to performing rights society BMI as part ...
The US music publishing community has welcomed a decision from a federal judge rejecting the Department of Justice anti-trust division’s recent ruling on 100% licensing.
On Friday September 16, ...
The IMPF and CISAC have responded to yesterday’s decision by the US Department of Justice not to alter the consent decrees governing performance rights organisations BMI and ASCAP and to ...
Warner losses down as revenue rises
Warner Music Group losses shrunk to $9 million on revenues of $811m for Q2 2016, well down from the $44m loss it reported in the ...
ASCAP and BMI have vowed to fight the US Department of Justice’s recent decision not to alter the consent decrees governing the two performance rights organisations and to push for ...
In a massive blow to songwriters, publishers and performance rights organisations, the US Department of Justice has decided not to alter the consent decrees ruling rights societies ASCAP and BMI, ...
There is a growing opposition to the decision from the US Department of Justice not to change the consent decrees ruling performance rights societies ASCAP and BMI, and introduce a ...
Spotify rolls out more artist-led original content
Spotify is launching two new artist-led audio series, with one focusing on songwriters – the artists often believed to be ignored on the ...